Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-27
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Preparations i'm Progress Tor the Open.
ing OF tlse Fall Season.


THE WORK BEING DONE ON SOME or THE RECENT
SUBURBAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on car
rroL HnL-oraKR FONTS OF IHTEREsr--Tnk VIEWS
OF REAL EsTArS DEALER.
The usual summer stagnation that comes upon
the real-oState market is still felt. Dealers look
forward to the revival OF business In an active
way In the early fall, when people have returned
10 the city and the weather is more moderate.
From present indications 1t would seem that a re-
sumption OF The movement In suburban property
Is expected. During the summer there has been
great deal OF work done In the way OF opening
streets and grading In the various suburban prop
erties that have been bought and subdvded.
some OF these properties have already been placed
on the market but there is good deal OF land
which Is now being subdivided for that purpose
Inc coming season will probably witness large
aecessions to the suburban property already In
Gales, Known as "EcEington," which is at at the
mead OF New York avenue northeast, IL being SUBJ
divided l' by the present owner, Mr. george 1rues
lorinity with the plan OF the city. The Marshall
Brown farm, on the Tth-street road, just north OF
Whitney Close, containing 1873 acres, and the adj
Joining property on the NORTH PetwOrth. cont ain
ing 2O5 acres is being laid out by the syndicates
which which recently purchased these properties. The
streets and avenues in this subdivision Of the
same width as those In the city, and have the
same direction The uniform width OF the streets
Is lsos 30 fees and the avenues are l2o feet and
names as the corresponding streets and
avenues In the city. On the opposite side OF the
Park, which the owner, senator Cameron is hav-
ing laid L. out as a park, with winding roads and
large villa sites; The three last-named properties
distance from the limits OF the city the suburban
subdivision IS being carried. There is consider
able work being done in the subdivision known as
CliIbourne, which is on the Columbia road at
the head OF 18th street extended. The streets are
Delng laid out but on account OF the character OF
or men with carts may be seen busily engaged In
grading new Streets through washington Heights
or IN changing the grade OF those already there;
A number OF fine residences have been erected
thefe, anu the Changes made are very marked. The
greatest change, however, viii be noted in the adj
joining subdivision known as Belair Heights
Massachusetts, avenue has been extended through
from boundary to Rock Greek, and the work OF
conforming the grades to that Of the avenue is
some 30 feet deep has been niled up and the ad-
Joining hills leveled Like all the land In the Rock
grading that has been done and Is yet to be done
Is simply enormous. The owner, Mr.. Gardiner q.
habosrd Il Is said, is doing this work at cost of
In Woodley Park, the Messrx waggaman have
effected a great change. and there are now good
roads iaid out amid TIE forest trees, which the
Along the Tenieytown road, beyond the Presi-
dents mouse, some improvements have been made
On the property OF the Richmond Park syndicate
There is also a good deal OF similar work In
progress in Burleith, the new addition to George.
town.
In addition to the above all OF which are within
the bounds OF the District. there are improvements
Ia progress Ia the various suburban properties
SIDE or the limits OF the District and along the
lines OF various railroads.
MRS. c. j. MYERS RESIDENCE.
handsome residence Is being erected by Mrs.
c. J. Myers, of New York City, at the northwest
corner OF 2olh and streets. The lot is OF suifi-
Gent size to allow the erection of spacious house
and to provide for ground on all sides. 1t will be
separated by side yard from the residence OF her
son, LleHs Mason. the main entrance to the
mouse VIII be from Goth street, and Will be On q
level with the ground. The front door opens into
a small vestibule, from which a Hight OF steps
hail. n feet wide and a3 feet deep, containing a
fireplace and with large platform staircase lead
ing 10 the floors above at one point the staircase
drawiny.rooin. The latter opens from the nall
and is IL feet wide and 33 feet long. Sep
IS dn w large ey sss o0e aSE
Oh z street and the grounds In the rear. The WlI.
dows looking out on the side yard make very efTsc-
frontage Of the house, which Is IL feet permits AN
interior arrangement which Is spacious uhd capa-
Die OF fine effects In interior decorations. ihe
interior finish Will be very h3nlsome. The en-
trance hall and interior hall will bt wainscoted
and paneled In quartered oak, and the dining
rooia VIII have the same finish. The drawing
room viii be finished In cream white. The eX-
terror Will be simple but massive. The three
stories, surinounted by high root, viii be built
stone and terra Gotta Stone pillars, richly Carved
Will adorn the entrance. The architects are Thos
K Jackson. OF New York city and Harvey L. Page,
OF THIS city. Langley Getlinser are the builders.
IMPROVEMENTS ON CAPITOL HILL
There are number OF Improvements now In
progress On Capitol Hill, and the result OF the
present seasons work will show some notable
changes In That locality. MIR. Theodore j. Mayer
kinds. The most notable Improvement made by
that gentleman IS the erection upon the site OF the
buildings rscently destroyed by fire on Pennsyl
east. OF three handsome store buildings. They are
three stories In height and have very attractive
fronts The rooms for business purposes are on the
first door, on level With the street, aud are large
and capacious. Adjoining these buildings are two
ns are SeaE cea by Mr.
same square Mir. Mayer is also building i've dwell
ings, which Will be handsome Improvements to
that locality. AT the corner OF Attn and streets
southeast two houses are being erected Tor Mr.. f.
A. Wood and II. r. Goodwin. These houses are OF
neat design, have two stories and a basement,
arranged. Messrs. j. N York Il son are the
builders The same builders are also erecting on
18th street. between and streets southeast
three two-stOry houses for MI. John dishaw
There are q number or other houses going up in
the same section, which Is an evidence Of the
growth OF the population.
A HEAL ESTATE DEALERS VIEWS.
In conversation with STAR reporter yesterday
In regard to the condition OF the real estate mar.
ket, MIR. N. NJ. Parker, q real estate dealer said.
desirable houses sell and rent readily. In ad
ditiOn to tue large number OF nonresident people
VINO are In the habit or spending half the year at
least In Washington, there is a demand from
people living in all parts OF the country who are
arranging to come here to reside for the first time
There has been comparatively but few real estate
transactions since the middle OF June, principally
for the reason that almost every one sought com.
Tort at the seaside or in the mountains All
classes OF business have suffered prupurtionateiy
from the dull season, as 1t Is known. The winter
and spring transactions were enormous. and it
would not be reasonable to expect that this con-
dition or things could be kept UP all the year
round. People have to stop, take breath, balance
up the books and deposit the profits 1t il unfair
to say that there has been boom in Washington
real estate. There has simply bee active mar
ket, In which there has always been room for
prOflt. 1t Is not presumed that some OF the
extreme outlying subdivisions viii be improved at
ONCE but the land has been BOid at prices that
warrant good Interest On the Investment. The |
fact Is Washington has a great future. When In |
boston q few weeks ago / was riding out Com
mOnwealth venue with some friends ard / said ]
that since the avenue had been extended out into
the country they seemed to be enjoying a great |
boom. told them that In Washington there was |
also what might be termed O boom. One of |
the party remarked that he did not consider that
the proper term to employ In regard to the activ-
fty In real estate here, for the reason that this
city had great future before 1t, and that its |
growth and Development was bound to 70 on. |
You will ind that this Is the general sentiment,
and when the cable roads are run out OF the city
as they will be when the system Is established /
here, the whole surrounding country will gradual.
~ be taken up for residence purposes. Tie recent
action OF the commissioners In beginning .ys-
TEN OF suburban sewerage Is an indication OF tine |